Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1887-01-27

on the Eastern Shore
The Steamer Wakefield is expected tore
sumo her route to-day.
| Frederick city is excited over the report
ed discovery Of petroleum
Invitations are out for party to be given
II Fenwick's Hotel next Friday night
Those who have been 'on the rad since
the thaw say that the travelling is simply
awful.
Ducks are said TO be quite plentiful in
our bays and creeks, but according 70 gun.
ners they are very poor.
The warm spell Of Friday. Saturday and
Sunday, and Mondays wind and rain
broke up the ice on the bay.
Politics are beginning TO be talked, and
this week our paper contains the announce
ment Of good man for Sheriff
The Tax Collector is now abroad in the
land, and happy is the man who has
enough laid by 10 settle his bill.
Mr.. Jack Aston has bought Mr.. Hodges
fast trotter The price paid was, we are
informed, within fraction Of $500.
Mr.. John H. Dawson and Miss Lncy A.
Russell have obtained the only: marriage
licence issued since our last paper.
Mr. WI. pa~ldns returned fsom Balti-
more Tuesday astsand brought copy of
| the Baltimore Sun six hours ahead of the
mail.
Messrs. BENZ. G. Harris, ID. c. Hammett
Jos. ii. Key, w. /. Dawkins and B. II.
Camalier are spoken of as possible candi-
dates for the next States Attorneyship.
Sunday last, Mr.. Chas Foxwell, one of
the villages most popular young gentleman,
had his head severely cut by blow from
a black jack in the hands of Tom White,
colored.
Gen. Bradley T. johnson and Col l..
Victor Baughman are interchanging amen
tiles and the General has given the lie.
The Colonel's. retort is quite as plain and
vigorous.
The old and reliable Commission House
of Dudley Il Carpenter is still to he found
at their old stand and will continue to Sc
cure for their patrons top prices. See their
advertisement
Over one-fourth of the taxes due in st
Inigo's district have been collected and
paid out. What other district has better
showing? Certainly, none has a better
collector than the old First
Because provisions are so high that no
one can afford 10 live long at the current
prices is the reason assigned by Talbot
man why people do not live as long now
as during the days Of the Patriarchs.
The crowded condition of our columns,
and the fact that we have been short of
hands, explains our delay in publishing the
Debating Society's testimonial of respect to
the memory of the late John F. Fenwick
Among the items of interest contained
in the Sun Almanac is the fact that six
Maryland counties have higher tax rate
than 81. Mary's. We hope that next year
we will be still further down the column.
Wednesday, Joseph Dorsey, colored was
struck over the head with stick of cord
wood 10y John Cooper, colored, and q fright
full cash inflicted. Cooper was arraigned
before Justice Camalier who imposed n
/ fine of o..
| We learn with regret of the extreme ILL
ness of Mrs. Col. John ii. Sothoron. Lit
tie or no hopes are entertained of her re-
coyery. She has been an invalid for some
years. owing to two attacks of paralysis.
| TO this now Is added a bronchial trouble
4 law passed by the last Legislature i'm
poses fine of not more than five hundred
dollars or imprisonment for not more than
six months in Jail or House of Correction,
as the penalty for carrying a slung shot,
razor, pistol or other dangerous or deadly
weapon.
! Read the advertisement Of Edelen Bros.
In our county no man has won a more en-
| siable business reputation than has the pop
ular senior member of this firm, Mr.. VIM.
| J. Edelen. Our farmers could not patro-
nize q better firm. Give the new candi-
dates for favor trial.
| MeSsrs. Robert A. Young and Walter l.
/ Dawkins returned Tuesday from their
Southern trip. They travelled as far South
as Birmingham, Ala. The country, they
! Il Y,Nn.Nh IF al
cotton being the chief crop. Manufactur-
ing, however, is blooming"
Five members Of the Fifth MARYLAND Reg
iment were before Justice Hebb, of Balti-
more, Tuesday for failure TO pay fines linz
posed for non-attendance upon drills. The
fines Were fifty cents, but in addition each
delinquent had TO pay $40 costs II was
put up or be shut up-in jail.
Mr.. Franklin Owings, of Baltimore. paid
our town q bItet visit last week. Mr. %.
expressed himself as particularly we'll
pleased with our town and people, aud
says that in all his life he never met any
one with q more thorough knowledge Of
the history of"Kings and Queens"
/ DR.. Morris, OF the State Board of Health,
says In his report that Elkton is very I'M
healthy and that its unhealthiness is caused
by the extreme filthineSs of the place. The
Elktonites retort that in one specified in
stance the doctors report is as "uncalled
for as II Is untrue and that .I,stsss ~ SAo,
.fislsas tn emEiSas."